Lagos is more than a namesake of towns in Portugal, France or Greece. It is by far the largest of them all, with a metropolitan population of between 17 million and 22 million, according to UN and World Population Review data.
That size places it among the world’s 15 biggest urban centres and by far the most economically powerful in Africa outside Cairo.
For all its chaos and contradictions, Lagos has become Nigeria’s indispensable engine. Over the pas
Lagos is more than a namesake of towns in Portugal, France or Greece. It is by far the largest of them all, with a metropolitan population of between 17 million and 22 million, according to UN and World Population Review data.
That size places it among the world’s 15 biggest urban centres and by far the most economically powerful in Africa outside Cairo.
For all its chaos and contradictions, Lagos has become Nigeria’s indispensable engine. Over the pas
